Library and Archives Canada holds an extensive collection of records of the Canadian men and women who have served their country in the military and in the early years of the North West Mounted Police. There are records relating to Loyalists, the War of 1812, the Rebellions, the South African War, the First World War and the Second World War, many of which are featured in databases, research guides and virtual exhibitions. The records include muster rolls, military service files, unit war diaries, medal registers, photographic collections, documentary art and posters, as well as published sources.
Biographies
Databases
- Black Loyalist Refugees, 1782-1807- Port Roseway Associates
- Carleton Papers – Book of Negroes
- Carleton Papers – Loyalists and British Soldiers
- Courts-martial of the First World War
- Faces of the Second World War
- Loyalists in the Maritimes — Ward Chipman Muster Master's Office, 1777–1785
- Military Medals, Honours and Awards, 1812–1969
- North West Mounted Police (NWMP) - Personnel Records, 1873-1904
- Personnel Records of the First World War
- Photographs, War Records Office
- Service Files of the Royal Canadian Navy, 1910-1941 - Ledger Sheets
- Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947
- South African War, 1899-1902 - Service Files, Medals and Land Applications
- War Diaries of the First World War
- War of 1812
Digitized Microforms
Electronic Collection
Open Data
Research Aids
Thematic Guides
Virtual Exhibitions